ttiftfetagteK S&MW*' Terms $3.00 a Year, $1.00 for Six Month*. THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 28.. 1882. The Democratic Congressional Con vention for this district, which met at Mankato on Wednesday last, nominated Felix A. Bohrer, of Sueur. Another cornet has been discovered, or rather two comets are reported as having been recently seen streaking it through the heavens. This time, the claimants will have to prove it. Weing havM not forgotten the disappointment of hist summer. This advertising a big show and then failing to exhibit, is trifling with the human heart in a way that we despise. No, sir. If you want our confidence you'must show up, tail and all. The ADVANCE last week gave a full account of the ending of the Egyptian war. Those who feared the outbreak of a "Holy war." or of one of those re ligions wars which have cursed man kind so often, will be gratefied with this speedy ending of the conflict. But the matter is not yet settled, it seems. Russia is making preparations for war...

I A S When hfi eves upon her bt 8he trembles—for she is not fair— And scarce she would that he should see The absence of all beauty there. "When his lips lier fingers press, Can she sigh with such a care? Ab, no for in that «!car caress She knows her blrat and feels her fair. When his arms about her meet, Then she breathes diviner air With his heart her pulses beat, Blooms her soul and makes her fair.'., How He Nearly Went Under. From a London Paper. Jack Howard stole away from Good* wood immediately after the cup had been run lor and took the first train back to to had not the heart to make light ol his ill-luck, to drown sor row in the flowing bowl, and to return to Boxnor with his brother officers on the regimental drag, hilarious and excit ed, according to precedent. Jt was by.. no means the first time he had been' badly hit, but on this occasion his leasts v/creso serious and involved such grave consequences that he felt almost stunned at the dismal prospect before him. could n...

A' ,« 4 •a. si Id tt ill W THURSDAYS —AT- Wartkiafton, Nobles County, Mini. •J OaaaaV atrfiwrtsawaOM. nhrMBUiortkr"^ thvOMf*««abllahedfapar. Official Paper of the County. •Mttoraad A O A How Six School Girls Spent a Vaca tion. The party Of half a dozen school girls, whose start on a long tramp through the mountains was noted at the time, ar rived at Laurinburg, N. on Saturday. Since they have started they have walked about four hundred miles, and during the long march have crossed mountains and rivers, and have pene trated soma of the wildest portions of the state. Most of the time they have slept in the open air in hammocks swung from the trees, the hammocks having canvas spread over them, in or der to protect the fair occupants from dews and rain. One night, seeing a heavy storm coming Up, they had to stop in a graveyard, and there they spent the night, sleeping among the headstones. Their leader says that they suffered more fears that night than on any other occasion, although th...

«4dW«j)Mi fytemt. ttjcn Year,91.00forMs Meatae. THURSDAY. OCTOBER ft, MS*. Republican Ticket jaAlctal Ticket. ForChief Jus lee of the Supreme Court. JAMES GILFILLAN. Co-gresetonal Ticket. For Cmigwss—Second Ufstrict JAMES B. WAKEFIELD, of Faribault Co. Legislative Ticket. For Stato Senator—Seventh District, A. M. CROSBY, of Nobles Co. For Representative. W. II. JOHNSON, of Murray Co. County Ticket. For Comity Attorney. GEO. W. WILSON. rum POUTICAL HITUATION. Our readers huve already been infor mrnH that A. M. Crosby, of this county, to the Republican nominee for State ttonator hi this district, and that W. H. Johnson, of Murray, is the nominee for Representative. Since the conven tions which placed these gentlemen in nomination, we understand that C. C. Goodnow, of Pipestone, is offering as aa independent candidate for the Sen ate, and that a county convention held in Murray county on Saturday last, placed a Mr. Orcutt. of that county, in nomination as au independent candi date for ...

r% jt... I BOUGHT SOME STOCK. I bought some stock one luckless, day, Which I had been told was "sure to pay "The capital was all paid in The company would soon begin— With lack of funds and credit too I would make money "very fast," And "dividends be sure to last." The managers were all great men— Uefore their names wrote Col. or Gen., Or Maj., at least Hon. A basis good to builtl upon Such names to me did surely seem, Wh«n I went into that grand scheme. I was. "let in" at "bottom price," And thought I'd "picked up something nice The stock most surely would advanct Without the fear of a mischance. I held the stock—I hold it still, Knowing it is not worth a mill. The managers had "placed tiie shares" This was the greatest of their cares. The "cash paid in" then disappeared, And all to close the lambs were sheared. The "bottom price"ttpnt'liich I built, Dropped out, and alrwPp milk was spilt. CLEANING HOUSE. "Is she coming to visit you?" said Eri Hale, with a slight grimace. "That sim...

Vsrftwgtsii &fym$. \1* VHUBSDAYB WeHaington, Nobles Comity, Minn, ,*—!LJJiggi*-" THgjm afttaam oat MOatha. ThaOtdCetabUahed Paper. Offiolal Paper of the County. I Cdttor Miscellaneous Matters A queer custom is observed in a town in Alsace, where the authorities have re cently published a careful and true list of all the drunkards who live therein. The list embraces thirty-one persons and all innkeepers are forbidden to sell intoxicating drinks to all persons whose names appear on the roll of dishonor. At the last session of congress, an ap propriation of 16,500 was passed for the establishment of a museum of hygiene The law contemplates the preparation of models and drawings to be used in the il lustration of sanitary science. The mu seum comes under the direct supervi sion of Surveyor General Watts. The plan, briefly described, comprehends a collection that shall be illustrative 01 fP. t,r nnS* of sanitary science, the establishment of a course of lectures by authoritive sanita...

(tiftttnsttftt &tamtt. Ttrnw aa.oo a Year, $1.00 for Six Months. TWJR8DAY, OCTOBER 12,1882. Republican Ticket. a a ForCblef Jus Iceof the Supremo Court. JAMES GILFILLAN. ConsreMlona For Congress—Second District. JAMES B. WAKEFIELD, of Faribault Co. Legislative For State Senator-Seventh District. A. M. CROSBY, of Nobles Co. For Representative. W. II. JOHNSON, of Murray Co. County Ticket. For County Attorney. GEO. W. WILSON. TUB REPRESENTATIVE QUESTION. A gentleman in Murray couuty, with whom we have hud some correspon dence, writes us as follows in a recent letter touching the Representative question: It is alight that has been biewing for a leng time and must be fought now that it has commenced. It is to deter mine whether the people or the Bosses •hall rule. It is principally on the Uep reeentative question but it cannot stop at that. I had thought to stay out of the fight, but thj Bosses gave me moie abuse than I can stand and hereafter 1 am to be fonnd with my war paint on, a...

PUBLISHED WKRKLT, AT WORTHINGTON, NOBLES COUNTY. MINN. Terns Two Dollars per year. Invariably In ad •nee. All orders will receive prompt attention. Communlcat..ms Intended for publication must •e acoompanied by the real name and address of writer as a now-anty of good faith—not nee •warily for publication. ADVERTISING RATES. One Inch three weeks, 42.00, three months, #4.00 Three inches 3 weeks, &.00, g.oo Five Inches" «.00, 10.00 Special rates given for larger advertisements Special notices, first week 10 cents a line sub sequent insertions 5 cents a line each week. Transient advertisements paid In advance. Yearlv advertisements to be paid quarterly. Legal advertisements to be paid for before aftV iavlt is given. A. O. of IT. W. Worthlngton Lodge No 65 meets every Friday •vening. J. S. MCMANUS, Master Work inn. R. B. FLOTTS, Recorder. A S O N I EOULAR COMMUNICATIONS ot Fraterni ty Lodge, No. 101, A. F. & A. M. at Masonic Hall in Worthlngton on the 1st and 3d Mondays in each ...

LIVETH NOT ON LOOKS. Do yon really admire that little brown girl, Basil?" "Indeed I do think she is the most cosy little creature I have seen. True, she lias not her cousin's dash and style, neither can she be called a beauty, but she is quaint and good and womanly— the sort of girl to rest a man after he leaves the workaday world for the sweet repose of domestic quiet." Basil Holman'a earnest, handsome face brightened as he spoke. He and his friend Bob Drury were watching a game of lawn tennis. The gill in ques tion had pushed her velvet jockey-cap off her low, square forehead. Truly she was not a beauty, yet there was that which 19 better than beauty in her face —"soul." She had a pretty, trim figure, tiny feet, close curling brown hair, uneven features, a brown skin, white teeth, great steel-gray eyes that contrasted strange with her dark complexion. Every one voted Violet Periugajolly, good-natured little soul, and some there were who read below the surface and saw in her the tr...

W$ rtbingUu Mvmt I THURSDAYS Worthingtoi, Nobles County, Minn. srfera a O I bm,9MT.nicentsitor. rtrty OUT.. BMBtta. Tho Old Eotnbllshed Paper. Official Paper of the County. A. 1». 1 Briltor and Pi The Ohio wheat crop, according to e» timates based on returns of threshing from all counties of the State, amounts to 45,787,811 bushels, the yield per acre being 10.07. Gen. Grant writes to General Romero of Mexico that he has been smoking the Mexican cigar almost exclusively for over two years, and that he and his friends like them very much. He pre dicts that in the near future the trade between the United States and the Euro pean States and Mexico will grow into large proportions, and the tobacco of the latter country will form an important part iii that trade: Tlie superintendent of the State prison of New York reports that the convicts brought a clear profit to the State of $6, 209.08 luring the year ending with last. month. Some of the sentimental "hu manitarians" so called, are ver...

tiiftUogitftt &4v*ife TwailMo Year.$t.oofor81s Hontba. THURSDAY OCTOBER 19.180. Republican Ticket a a ForChief Jus Ice of the Supreme Court. JAMBS GILFILLAN. CoaKressloaal Ticket* For Congress—Second District. JAMBs B. WAKEFIELD, of Faribault Co. Leglalatlve Ticket* For State Senator—Seventh District. A. M. CROSBY, of Mobles Co. For Representative. W. U. JOHNSON, of Murray Co. Coaaty Ticket. For County Attorney. GEO. W. WILSON. WHERE WILL IT QO? PRIXCEVILLE, 111., Sept. 30,1882. E A A N E I see by my last ADVANCE thatraytime h»s expired. Please And enclosed, etc. Send it until I notify, you to stop it. When you want your pay just let me know. What do you think of the Burlington as to the direction it will take from Worthiiiffton when the company con tinues the line further Do you think it will go a northwest direction or will it run north? A the A A N E is very good in its predictions, we would like to know what you think in regard to this ques tion. the A A N E speak and we wil...

A WEDDING GOWN. From Oar Continent "Oh, missus, missus! Somefins don* happened." Blank horror and dismay were depict ed upon the face of my small African, as she stood upon my threshold with up raised hands and eyeballs that seemed starting from their sockets. Her pause was not of preparation, for with the in nate consideration of her race she sought to break the news gently to me but the burden of it was too great for her, and with the next breath she exclaimed: "Dem pigs done chawed up Miss Lyd dy's wedding gown!" "Glory," I exclaimed (Sh« had been christened Gloriana,) "Glory, how did it happen?" "DunnoF' said Glory. Tears to me dem pigs lias got Satan in 'em. Guess dey's Vended from dc ole lot what run dav- a steep place inter the sea. I'll go 'and fetch ye a piece." She sped out and instantly returned with a, tattered shred of India mull that had once brcn white, and still bore some rosembJdnee to a gown. Poor Miss Lyd •dy! This was all that remained of her dtfcam of wedding sp...